The Witchcliffe Ecovillage project is recognized within the Shire of Augusta Margaret River’s Witchcliffe Village Strategy and Local Planning Strategy. An amendment to rezone the Ecovillage site to Future Development Zone in the Augusta Margaret River Shire's Local Planning Scheme 1 was endorsed by the WAPC in April 2017, and the project's Structure Plan was endorsed by the WAPC in January 2018, and is available to view here. Subdivision plans were approved in 2018, construction of dams commenced in February 2019 and construction of Stage 1 is due to start in November 2019.